Building Vocabulary from Word Roots

1. Building Vocabulary from Word Roots Lesson 12 Latin and Greek Bases Clin, cumb, and cub

2. Clin, Cumb, and Cub The Latin bases cumband cub and the Greek base clin all mean “lie, lean” These bases can mean to both literally and figuratively lie or lean.

3. Clin, Cumb, and Cub Clincombines with three directional Latin prefixes de- (down), in- (in, on, onto), and re- (back) Cumb and cub combine with four directional prefixes in- (in, on, onto), pro- (forward, ahead), re-(back), and suc- (under)

4. clin= “lie, lean” In(in, on, onto) + clin(lie, lean) =incline— “lean” “in” a forward direction, tend Re(back) + clin (lie, lean) = recline— to “lean” “back” Clin + ic= clinic— a ward where sick people can go to “lie” down

5. Cumb, cub = “lie, lean” In (in, on, onto) + cumb(lie, lean)+ ent= incumbent— someone who “lies” “in” a position (usually political) Pro (forward, ahead) + cumb (lie, lean) = procumbent- “leaning” “forward” In+cub= Incubus- a worry or anxiety that “leans” “on” you

6. When the incumbent senator lost his seat, he had to succumb to the incubus of being voted out of the senate. • How do each of the bolded words mean “lie, lean”? • How many other words beginning with “cumb, cub” can you think of?

7. When I was sick, I was inclined to go to the clinic and recline in their beds, but the nurse declined to see me. • How do each of the bolded words mean “lie, lean”? • How many other words beginning with “clin” can you think of?

8. How do the bolded words mean “lie or lean”? • After the mother bird died, there was no one to incubate her eggs, so they did not hatch. • The doctors performed clinical trials for the new drugs. • In archaeopterygids, for example, the premaxillary teeth are more peg-like and procumbentthan are the other teeth.